INTRO LOG - JUNE 2014

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Who: Everyone
Where: The Welcome Center
When: 18th June, late afternoon
Summary: The new arrivals, freshly pulled from their worlds or others, awaken in a strange place...
Warnings: Inbox death may occur. System overload at own risk. NPC responses may be slow.

It's a shuddering breath, a sensation of being pulled to elsewhere and finding oneself pressed against something on the soft and some place cozy. However, before one can fully stir, there is and odd, warm stirring sensation that lifts you up from wherever you've been dropped, when you begin to drift off once more.

Yet the feeling passes quickly, and when you awaken, you begin to realize your surroundings. It's a small room with what some might recognize as a Far Eastern theme when it comes to decor, from the walls to the sofa (or bed) you find yourself on. Illumination is provided by carefully crafted lamps, and even a candle flickering on a nearby desk. The doors are made from paper and wood, with a thin frame; through them it's easy to hear other people stirring, talking, or coming to.

You are not alone...

Close at hand there's a note that reads:

WELCOME CENTER
Newcomers: Please come downstairs to the lobby for refreshments and your welcome packets!

Odd... This wasn't written in your own language, and yet you find it easily understandable. Soon enough, if you don't enter on your own, there's a gentle knocking on the door as someone comes from downstairs to usher you along.

"Welcome to Saeng Seong! I know you must be confused as to where you are and what's going on, but we promise to explain this to you once you've had a chance to stretch your legs!"

Whether you go downstairs immediately or linger a little longer, eventually you must come down and get out of the small space, and sooner rather than later would probably be better. You'll find yourself in a well-lit lobby, filled with comfortable-looking couches and chairs. Along one wall are refreshment tables, loaded with all sorts of cool and relieving food and drink, including some you probably aren't familiar with. It's just as well they're in good supply, as the windows outside show a city well heated from a summer sun.

On the wall opposite are a pair of desks, each with a sign, and one person at her station-

Rhea, General Assistance
Andi, Technological Assistance

The plaques have a shiny new look to them, as do the desks. The one with 'Andi' listed appears to be empty, though. Gathered around both desks and several tables are boxes as well, and...Empty jars? The woman minding her desk doesn't appear to give them a second thought.

However, before you can go over and give at least one of them a piece of your mind and ask questions, the same person who ushered you downstairs hands you a manilla envelope that contains your welcome packet, urging you to read this before asking the two figures questions that the packet likely answers.

Inside it, you will find: a ring with a key and apartment number on it, some kind of cash card, a map and informational guide to the city, and a letter folded neatly on the top -

Welcome to Saeng Seong!

You are among a new group of arrivals to our city, from many far-apart worlds.
We have gathered you here because our city is in a crisis, and we are at our last resorts. The energy of the city is in a slow downward spiral, and is dangerously close to expiring altogether.

That's where you come in - you and everyone else we've brought to the city. Unlike those of us here, you have the potential to generate the energy the city needs, but you'll need to work together to do it.

Why? Because the energy can only be generated when two people touch each other. Any touch will do, but it must be between two of you who are new to the city. If you don't keep in contact with someone, eventually your energy will begin to drain as well, making you dangerously ill.

A few other things:

The closed-off sections of the city are closed off for a reason; approaching them will cause your energy to drain very rapidly. We're working to open the rest of the city to you as soon as we can, but for now, please remain within the first five districts of the city.

You have been given a key to a one-bedroom apartment in a complex set aside for you and the other new arrivals, near the riverside in the 1st district. You're free to change your living quarters whenever you like, and we encourage you to move in with someone in one of the larger apartments. When you want to change, just come back to this building to exchange your key.

We've also included a cash card with a living stipend; if you're unfamiliar with this system, or the network established for new arrivals, you can talk to Devin in the lobby for help. It's what he's here for. If you need medical assistance, contact Mai, one of our nurses.

Again, welcome, and thank you for all your help.

Irene Rhea
Arrival Liaison

Outside, and through the translucent glass you can see a banner hanging from the tiled roof of the building across the street. The cheerful colors on it match well against a bright blue sky:

WELCOME TO SAENG SEONG
(ENJOY YOUR STAY!)

Comments

[heismymission]

Hopefully the priestess isn't too attached to her desk, because a metal fist slams into it, splintering some of the wood.

"How the hell did you get me here," the shabby-looking man growls as he attempts to tower over her, voice rough from disuse. Unfortunately, he looks like a mess, and his glare can only do so much to make him look threatening.

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Rhea jumps a little in her seat, surprised by the sudden sound of metal striking wood. She'd have to apologize to Irene about her desk when she sees her next.

"I-I'm afraid that is a question more suited to Hwan or his superior, who is preoccupied with his usual tasks," she stammered before taking a better look at the man. Something akin to a measured attempt at calm and concern crossed her expression. "You're injured, and it looks as though your arm is in need of repair."

Where was Andi when they were needed...?

[rekindlenpcs]

Speak of the devil, and they will appear.

Or in this case, a techie running late finally shows up. "Sorry! I lost track of time asking Devin a few questions."

Said tech expert looks between Rhea and the man, and her eyes fall on the metal arm. "Oh... goodness, is that a prosthetic?"

She sounds almost excited. Her first taste of tech from the visitor's worlds, and it's a metal arm.

[heismymission]

The soldier could not care less about whatever tasks this person who could answer his questions was busy with, nor was he worried about his health or his arm. Rhea's reaction (or lack thereof) towards his arm is unexpected though, and it catches him off guard for a moment.

At that moment is when the other woman decides to walk up. Her reaction is much closer to what he'd been expecting, which causes his glare to return as intense as before. He straightens up, both fists clenched as he turns his body to the brunette but keeps his eyes on the blonde.

"Where is he," he demands, and he's doing his damnedest to seem intimidating. The unshaven beard and unkempt hair under his stolen cap probably isn't helping.

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"He?" It's rather difficult to tear her eyes off of his prosthetic arm, but Andi manages and looks back at Rhea with some obvious confusion.

"What have I missed?"

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"He wants to know how the science division brought him here," she answered carefully, standing as she picked up her tome. "You can contact Hwan or any of the others representing the city from any public terminal or mobile device patched into the city network. Though I would really suggest getting that looked at before it becomes immobile."

[heismymission]

He isn't unfamiliar with recon, though he hasn't done much of it, especially not direct contact with a target. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and the Winter Soldier is certainly feeling desperate.

He again ignores Rhea's plea for him to find assistance. Like he would trust anyone here enough for that.

"He'll know how to leave," he says, half a question and half an assertion. "What are the terminals?"

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Oh... Oh... She was warned something like that would come up, but the sudden splintering of her coworker's desk shook her up more than she let show.

"They are communication devices like this," she states, before motioning to a terminal in the far corner. "Unfortunately... I'm afraid he may not be able to answer that particular question. None of us can leave of our own volition."